Cartwright Trying To Prove He's Rock Solid

rock simon if i could vote ;) betts cant stay healthy and mcollough aint no good in m eyes (not that my opinion really has any bearing on the matter).

We should keep Simon and Cartwright. Betts is not a good football player. He finds holes, but I cannot recall EVER seeing him break a tackle. Not one in his entire NFL career. Everytime I turn around he's injured and you all are screaming about his potential everytime I come to this site. Personally, I think he has less potential than Rock; he's been a very good back and Byner has said that he has quickly picked up the offense and has done everything that has been asked of him. In addition, I believe Rock would be much more helpful on special teams, you all said Betts returned kicks...so did Rock, but so what? That's Morton's job. Why should we keep an off injured scat back that can't play on special teams? If we keep Simon, Morton, Portis, and Betts what will they do in short yardage situations? Rock can hit the edge as well as hammer out tough yards, he did it rather well last season.

Keep Cartwright and Simon.

i'm not sure we can PS simon... if you're active for 10 games or have been on a PS for two years, thats it, no more PS for you... how many games has simon been on an active roster or taken a down in?

Betts - If he plays Friday and doesn't suck (or get re-injured), he's in. He is more of your proto-typical RB in terms of size, and has the most natural talent/potential of them.

All that said, I think it will end up being Betts and Rock backing up Portis, with Morton used occasionally on 3rd down, and possibly keeping Sultan on the practice squad. I think Simon will be one of the tougher cuts they have to make, but will be picked up by another team.

You hit the nail on the head here. Basically, if Betts is able to play against St. Louis and Atlanta, and doesn't fumble, then I would be really surprised if he gets cut.

It's not that I agree or anything, I just think that's the way it will be. He will get a pass simply because we gave up a 2nd round pick to get him. The one who gets the shaft will be either Simon or McCollough, and McCollough seems to be a lock for the practice squad.

Cartwright has done enough in my mind to make the roster. Then again, as Matty said in another thread, my name doesn't start with "coach".

I forgot there was rules for practice squad...hmm. Are those the rules, 10 games or two years?

free agent players who were on the Active List for fewer than nine regular season games during their only Accrued Season(s). No player may be a practice squad player for more than two seasons. so active for ten games and you're out... active for one game in two different seasons, and you're out... been on PS for two years, you're out. Being on a PS for as little as 3 weeks in a season counts as a year...

its not a safety net, welfare type deal, its a transition (unemployment) period... and anyone can raid your PS at any time and sign those players to their active rosters... PS'ing simon (if it were possible) would mean he'd be gone in two seconds...

Betts is very likely not going to be cut - because he will be traded. Betts has talent and there will be a back hungry team out there who will feel Betts will be able to stay healthy for them and play quality ball. He won't be kept on the team unless he tears the field up in the last games of the preseason - and he probably won't even play vs. St. Louis. You can't keep Betts otherwise without sending a message that hard work with results doesn't count - its how high you get drafted, even if you're injured.

Portis will probably make the team, though he could go to the practice squad.

McCullough will be kept, because he is going to be the backup to Portis. He has the explosion and talent to do it all. Coach Byner was talking about how they wanted him to run with more authority into the holes and that he has been doing it. He has the electricity.

Morton is there.

So John Simon and Rock Cartwright are the guys who will battle it out for the last spot. At this point the most important thing will be short yardage ability, and second to that is how they play on special teams. We need a short yardage guy. Right now my thought is that Simon will make it, and Rock will play for another team.

Portis will probably make the team, though he could go to the practice squad.

WHAT????

i disagree though, i think it'll be simon over mcollough, mcollough has only looked good on the 3rd stringers...

I'm not sure who would trade for damaged goods, unless Betts shows something these last two preseason games. Even then we'd be lucky to get a 4th or a 5th rounder for him.

Portis will probably make the team, though he could go to the practice squad.
You're really going to need to provide some explanation for this one.